Where are the built-in PHP server logs?

Question

Where can I find the built-in PHP server logs on Windows 10, knowing that my PHP installation is in c:\php and that I am running my application from NetBeans? Are these logs always created? This question follows another question .

I have seen this SO question, but there is no c:\php\logs\ on my laptop.

Update

I have set the following in my php.ini:

log_errors = On
error_log = "c:\php\logs\php_errors.log"

I have added the following line in my layout.phtml:

    <?php
    echo ini_get('error_log');
    syslog ( LOG_ERR , "Poupoupidou" );
    ?>

This displays c:\php\logs\php_errors.log, but I do not see the log file in this directory.

Update II

Some logs have been generated in c:\php\logs\ for a separate issue.

Check the output of `phpinfo()` or the `php.ini` file maybe ? — Maximus2012, Sep 04 '15 at 14:23
are you using localhost environment? If yes then which one (WAMP or XAMPP)? — RNK, Sep 04 '15 at 14:24
http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqLogMessagesFile - Found after Googling "where are logs located in netbeans?" — Funk Forty Niner, Sep 04 '15 at 14:26
*"but there is no c:\php\logs\ on my laptop"* - Because you didn't install PHP? — Funk Forty Niner, Sep 04 '15 at 14:29
Then see the link I found and maybe search for "logs" in your PC. I don't know Netbeans, but I do know Google ;-) — Funk Forty Niner, Sep 04 '15 at 14:31
Where is your PHP error log defined in php.ini? Maybe you need to create that directory. Also probably want to make sure error reporting is also enabled. — Panama Jack, Sep 04 '15 at 14:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 04 '15 at 15:14

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You can find that out using:

echo ini_get('error_log');

answered Sep 04 '15 at 15:14

hek2mgl

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It returns nothing (empty string). – Jérôme Verstrynge Sep 04 '15 at 17:22
This means that you need to modify the php.ini and assign a value to it - a filename. Make sure that the file is writable by the web server. – hek2mgl Sep 04 '15 at 17:28
Tried (see my question update), but nothing is generated. Any ideas? – Jérôme Verstrynge Sep 04 '15 at 17:54
Have you read the documentation of `syslog()`? (You are using the wrong function, in the wrong way).. If you want to trigger an error log message trough PHP's error log facilities use [`trigger_error()`](http://php.net/manual/de/function.trigger-error.php) – hek2mgl Sep 09 '15 at 09:32
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Modifying the php.ini setting to set a proper directory and enabling error logs solved the issue. – Jérôme Verstrynge Sep 11 '15 at 10:52

Where are the built-in PHP server logs?

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